Tonight is the MTV VMA's. I won't be watching. Why? I don't care one bit. Why? Because MTV hasn't been about music in a really freakin' long time. MTV is all about reality shows and other programming but music sure as hell isn't one of it. Being nominated or receiving an MTV Music Award Moon Man means nothing. It's like taking home a surf board from the Teen Choice Awards.
Whether Katy Perry cleans up tonight or Stefani wins in that lame new category "Best Video with a Message" designed specifically for her, me thinks, it makes no difference. If I had to pick anyone to win the "Best Video with a Message" category, I'm pulling for Rise Against for Make It Stop (September’s Children). The punk band addresses teen suicides in the LGBT community and stresses the message that life does get better. Mainly just to stick it to Stefani who decided to appoint herself the spokesperson for the gay community thus perpetuating the stereotypes with her stupid clothes, hair and lyrics combined with her unintelligent speeches peppered with big words to make her sound smart (Don't be a drag, just be a queen). Whew, that was a run on sentence!
With the exception of Adele, Cage The Elephant, Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Beastie Boys, Beyonce (Ugh!) and Foster The People, the rest are disposable and riding on what probably is the last few years of their hype. Do you want to know what real, raw, beautiful, poetic, lyrical magic, talent is? Look below..........behold, your true talent. Listen and learn.
What you just heard here are the workings of a human being with the gift of song writing. One who's lyrics are deep, poetic and clever. One who's lyrics and symphony of sound feeds the soul.
"Don't Be A Drag, Just Be A Queen", "My Mama told me when I was young, we are all born superstars", "Boys, boys, boys, we like boys in cars, buy us drinks in bars", "I'm just a holy fool oh baby it's so cruel", is not song writing. It's a ten year old writing down rhymes in a school notebook.
